Rockets Preview: A Whole Bunch of Centers - The Rockets have a bunch of centers including second-year man, Alperen Sengun. We break them down.
In this series of posts, we will look at the Rockets preseason roster and analyze how they look by position group.
On Sunday, the Rockets signed free agent center Willie Cauley-Stein to a deal that will send him to their G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Cauley-Stein, most recently with the Sixers, hasn't played meaningful minutes since the 2020-21 season when he split time between Dallas and Toronto. So, why sign him at all? One word: insurance.
This Rockets team is choc full of centers, but none would fill a"traditional" role and the mix of undersized big men and defensive specialists makes having a veteran like Cauley-Stein just a short plane ride away a blessing for a team that will go into the season with more questions than answers at the position. Let's take a look at the centers.
The goal for Sengun is to improve his shooting from distance and learn to be a solid defender. He has some decent shot blocking skills and his shot did improve throughout last season. With that, he has a chance to be a Jokic-like player for the Rockets even without the size.It came as a bit of a shock to some fans when Fernando, who had barely played with the team after being acquired as part of the Daniel Theiss deal last year with Boston. But, the organization is high on him as a big man.
Known to fans as simply"Boban," Marjanovic is the one guy not lacking in size. At seven-three, he is a behemoth on the floor when he gets minutes. Though the Rockets are expected to keep him, don't expect a ton of minutes for Boban. His sense of humor and winning personality should probably earn him a job. If he can get a few minutes here and there, that would be a bonus.If Cauley-Stein is a wild card, Favors might be the Joker.
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